A forced marriage seals the fate of two souls in a world where power is bought with blood and silence is law. There is no choice—only obedience… or death. Valentina De Luca has been shaped to comply. The daughter of one of the most influential families, she was raised under unbreakable rules and secrets that must never come to light. When she is handed over as a bride to the organization’s future leader, she accepts her fate without resistance… or at least, that’s what everyone believes. Lorenzo Vitale does not believe in weakness. The heir to an empire built on betrayal and fire, he has learned that everything has a price—even people. Taking a wife is nothing more than another move in his game of power. A necessary one. A strategic one. Until she stops acting like a pawn. Behind Valentina’s obedience lies something dangerous. Something that does not break… something that burns. And when Lorenzo tries to control that fire, he realizes too late that some flames cannot be tamed without destroying everything. He was born to rule. She was born to destroy. Amid fragile alliances, inevitable betrayals, and a desire that threatens to consume them, both will be dragged into a war where love is as lethal as revenge. Because in this world… no one survives without getting burned.

After losing her husband and the child she was expecting, Johanna Grant retreats to an isolated cabin in Wyoming with a single purpose: to endure her grief in solitude and survive Christmas without memories, without questions, and without company. The forest, the snow, and the silence seem like the perfect place to freeze the pain and stay safe from the world. But on Christmas night, something knocks on her door. It is not a human visitor, nor a miracle like the ones found in stories. It is a wolf cub who speaks, bleeds, and begs for help. With him comes an impossible discovery: werewolves exist, and the forest Johanna chose as a refuge holds secrets far older and far more dangerous than she ever imagined. What was meant to be a night of isolation becomes the beginning of an irreversible change. By offering help, Johanna not only saves a family that does not belong to the human world, but also opens the door to a truth that reshapes her solitude, her fear, and her way of continuing to live. That Christmas, she does not receive the gift she expected. She receives the one she was destined to find.

Five years after surviving the Grimwood Ripper, Evelyn Cross returns home determined to face her past. But the murders begin again. Bodies are left with messages meant only for her. Gifts appear at her door. Every killing feels personal — deliberate. Intimate. As Evelyn dives into the hunt, obsession takes hold. The closer she gets to the killer, the more dangerous the connection becomes. The line between hunter and prey begins to blur. Because the Grimwood Ripper isn’t just a murderer. He’s a vampire. And this time, Evelyn isn’t just the target. She’s the obsession.